https://automaton-media.com/en/tag/indie-games/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:26:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-automaton-sitelogo-120x120-1-32x32.png https://automaton-media.com/en/tag/indie-games/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/yume-nikki-creator-kikiyama-created-all-of-the-games-pixel-art-and-music-solo-drawing-inspiration-from-their-actual-dream-diary-according-to-rpg-maker-producer/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/yume-nikki-creator-kikiyama-created-all-of-the-games-pixel-art-and-music-solo-drawing-inspiration-from-their-actual-dream-diary-according-to-rpg-maker-producer/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=74192 RPG Maker producer Hiroyuki Ichinose talks about his encounter with Yume Nikki's mysterious creator Kikiyama. ]]> 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https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-indie-dev-fixes-unnatural-running-animation-in-response-to-feedback-only-to-be-told-the-original-one-had-more-soul-opinions-split-between-realism-and/feed/ 6 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/girlfailure-art-club-a-japanese-visual-novel-in-which-you-romance-cringey-otaku-schoolgirls-launches-crowdfunding-campaign/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/girlfailure-art-club-a-japanese-visual-novel-in-which-you-romance-cringey-otaku-schoolgirls-launches-crowdfunding-campaign/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:26:28 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73950 Girlfailure Art Club is set to launch a Campfire crowdfunding campaign on October 24, ahead of its 2027 release. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/girlfailure-art-club-a-japanese-visual-novel-in-which-you-romance-cringey-otaku-schoolgirls-launches-crowdfunding-campaign/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/column/children-of-belgrade-metro-tells-the-story-of-ostracized-psychic-kids-living-in-serbias-abandoned-subway-system-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/ https://automaton-media.com/en/column/children-of-belgrade-metro-tells-the-story-of-ostracized-psychic-kids-living-in-serbias-abandoned-subway-system-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73726 Steam gems from Japan you might be missing out on #8: Children of Belgrade Metro. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/column/children-of-belgrade-metro-tells-the-story-of-ostracized-psychic-kids-living-in-serbias-abandoned-subway-system-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/angelic-agency-soul-salvation-unit-is-a-supernatural-mystery-vn-following-a-detective-duo-that-can-peek-into-the-memories-of-ghosts-steam-demo-out-now/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/angelic-agency-soul-salvation-unit-is-a-supernatural-mystery-vn-following-a-detective-duo-that-can-peek-into-the-memories-of-ghosts-steam-demo-out-now/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73678 Angelic Agency: Soul Salvation Unit tells the story of officer Tsujitsuma and his buddy Damian as they investigate supernatural murder cases.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/angelic-agency-soul-salvation-unit-is-a-supernatural-mystery-vn-following-a-detective-duo-that-can-peek-into-the-memories-of-ghosts-steam-demo-out-now/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/anime-styled-magical-girl-action-roguelite-bless-you-again-to-get-steam-demo-next-week/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/anime-styled-magical-girl-action-roguelite-bless-you-again-to-get-steam-demo-next-week/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:31:42 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73531 Bless You Again follows the story of the battle mage Lily who ventures into a dungeon labyrinth in pursuit of the Philosopher's Stone. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/anime-styled-magical-girl-action-roguelite-bless-you-again-to-get-steam-demo-next-week/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/happy-propaganda-is-a-censorship-simulator-in-which-you-play-as-a-chat-mod-for-a-totalitarian-state-run-broadcast/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/happy-propaganda-is-a-censorship-simulator-in-which-you-play-as-a-chat-mod-for-a-totalitarian-state-run-broadcast/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73389 Developed by Not a Dog, Happy Propaganda lets you become a chat moderator for a broadcast run by the fictional totalitarian state of Vesna.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/happy-propaganda-is-a-censorship-simulator-in-which-you-play-as-a-chat-mod-for-a-totalitarian-state-run-broadcast/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/visions-of-mana-directors-studio-sasanqua-to-enter-the-indie-publishing-business-with-surrealist-adventure-game-afantasia/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/visions-of-mana-directors-studio-sasanqua-to-enter-the-indie-publishing-business-with-surrealist-adventure-game-afantasia/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:24:27 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73323 Developed by Brazilian creator noidnoidnoid, AFANTASIA marks the first time Studio Sasanqua will be credited as a publisher.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/visions-of-mana-directors-studio-sasanqua-to-enter-the-indie-publishing-business-with-surrealist-adventure-game-afantasia/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/column/world-end-economica-is-the-spice-and-wolf-authors-sci-fi-visual-novel-about-trading-on-the-moon-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/ https://automaton-media.com/en/column/world-end-economica-is-the-spice-and-wolf-authors-sci-fi-visual-novel-about-trading-on-the-moon-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=73230 Steam gems from Japan you might be missing out on #6: WORLD END ECONOMiCA]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/column/world-end-economica-is-the-spice-and-wolf-authors-sci-fi-visual-novel-about-trading-on-the-moon-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ghostpia-season-one-is-a-denshi-graphic-novel-that-leverages-video-game-techniques-to-deliver-a-story-of-eternal-loneliness-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ghostpia-season-one-is-a-denshi-graphic-novel-that-leverages-video-game-techniques-to-deliver-a-story-of-eternal-loneliness-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72603 Steam gems from Japan you might be missing out on #5: ghostpia Season One]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ghostpia-season-one-is-a-denshi-graphic-novel-that-leverages-video-game-techniques-to-deliver-a-story-of-eternal-loneliness-steam-gems-from-japan-you-might-be-missing-out-on/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/creara-select-is-a-japanese-bio-investigation-romance-where-you-interact-with-a-multiple-personality-spider-girl-in-order-to-turn-her-into-a-military-class-weapon/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/creara-select-is-a-japanese-bio-investigation-romance-where-you-interact-with-a-multiple-personality-spider-girl-in-order-to-turn-her-into-a-military-class-weapon/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=72452 Created by Japanese indie developer Natsumikan, Creara Select is coming to Steam in 2027. ]]> 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